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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.47
শুনি’ প্রভু কহে, — “চোরা দিলি দরশন ।
আয়, আয়, আজি তোর করিমু দণ্ডন ।।” ৪৭ ।। ॥ ৪৭ ॥
śuni’ prabhu kahe, — “corā dili daraśana
āya, āya, āji tora karimu daṇḍana”
Hearing this, Lord Nityānanda Prabhu said, “You are a thief. Now you have come to see Me. Come here, come here. Today I shall punish you!”
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After hearing His servant, Lord Nityānanda Prabhu addressed Raghunātha dāsa directly.
He called him a thief and twice invited him to come near.
He announced, “Today I shall punish you!” The following verse describes Him placing His lotus feet on Raghunātha’s head.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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